Word: lawsuits
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...forced to step down in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, but the controversy over his reign continued. Indonesia's new government launched inquiries into the corruption. Suharto sued TIME after it published its own 1999 investigation into his ill-gotten gains. He won his lawsuit on appeal; TIME is challenging the decision. Suharto spent his postrule years living comfortably?and avoiding trial for his abuses?in central Jakarta...
...states and two Canadian provinces with plans to set up a regional cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, similar to a market that has been operating for years in Europe. Despite his party affiliation, Schwarzenegger has been willing to challenge the White House, most recently by leading a lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency after it struck down California's stringent rules on carbon emissions from automobiles. "Give me a national policy that says we're going to take this seriously and we're going to fight global warming," Schwarzenegger told TIME recently. "Right now, there has been...
...Which is perhaps why this past week has been marred with accusations of racism, complaints about external groups and a lawsuit over whether or not the nine Strip caucuses are even legal. The candidate that enters the contest with the biggest logistical advantage is Obama, who received the coveted Culinary Workers Union endorsement last week. The powerful group of 60,000-plus members could well swing the caucuses one way or another. They are so powerful that when Nevada was setting up the system a year ago they convinced the state to allow the nine special at-large caucuses...
...outside the hairdresser's chair, things are not so simple. Flirt the wrong way with the wrong person, and you run the risk of everything from a slap to a sexual-harassment lawsuit. And of course, the American virtue of plainspokenness is not an asset in an activity that is ambiguous by design. Wayne State's Abbey, whose research has focused on the dark side of flirting--when it transmogrifies into harassment, stalking or acquaintance rape--warns that flirting can be treacherous. "Most of the time flirtation desists when one partner doesn't respond positively," she says. "But some people...
...Vampira, host of a short-lived namesake weekly 1954 TV show in which she introduced horror movies. Nurmi, who had a cameo in the classic Ed Wood film Plan 9 from Outer Space, faded from view, earning money by selling handmade jewelry. In 1989 she lost a $10 million lawsuit alleging that actress Cassandra Peterson, appearing as Elvira, had pirated her character. Nurmi...